and look for the stars as the sun goes down
each breath that you take has a thunderous sound
each breath that you take has a thunderous sound
"What would you be called, then?" Amalia asks automatically, raising her brows in curiosity. Of the titles he lists there is only one she cannot place to a face, though whether that is a good sign or a bad one Amalia could not say.
He stares at her and she stares back, though where his observations are the sleek and charming, hers are stark and stubborn, jaw set and stance wary. She does not want to sit down, too wound up and electric, and yet Amalia finds herself conceding, sinking into the comfortable chair. "Why not? Your people seem to know everything else about me." Her eyes glance over his desk as she settles, innate curiosity hunting for any piece of information before rising back to Cian and the offered cigarette. Instinctively the Shield shakes her head, nose wrinkling in distaste.
It's his comment that causes her eyes to snap to his again, searing through the smokescreen he's exhaled from his lips. "Why not?" Amalia demands, sharper than she meant, her fingers curling over the arms of the chair. "I thought your Order's purpose was to prevent the Voice from gaining strength."
He stares at her and she stares back, though where his observations are the sleek and charming, hers are stark and stubborn, jaw set and stance wary. She does not want to sit down, too wound up and electric, and yet Amalia finds herself conceding, sinking into the comfortable chair. "Why not? Your people seem to know everything else about me." Her eyes glance over his desk as she settles, innate curiosity hunting for any piece of information before rising back to Cian and the offered cigarette. Instinctively the Shield shakes her head, nose wrinkling in distaste.
It's his comment that causes her eyes to snap to his again, searing through the smokescreen he's exhaled from his lips. "Why not?" Amalia demands, sharper than she meant, her fingers curling over the arms of the chair. "I thought your Order's purpose was to prevent the Voice from gaining strength."
Amalia
